Soft-stone vessels are a prominent feature of ancient culture throughout south-east Arabia and the Gulf. Chlorite and steatite occur naturally in the al-Hajar Mountains of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman; but until now, apart from the discovery of a few unfinished pieces, ancient production of soft-stone vessels had yet to be documented in Arabia. This paper reports the discovery and preliminary analysis of soft-stone vessel production at the site of Aqir al-Shamoos. At this small and secluded mountain village, a range of soft-stone vessels that are well known in the south-east Arabian Iron Age were produced on a scale far beyond what was needed for local consumption.

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在阿拉伯首次发现古代软石（绿泥石）容器生产：Aqir al-Shamoos（阿曼）

软石船是阿拉伯东南部和海湾地区古代文化的一个显着特征。绿泥石和滑石天然存在于阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）和阿曼的 al-Hajar 山脉；但直到现在，除了发现了一些未完成的作品外，阿拉伯软石器皿的古代生产还没有记录。本文报告了在 Aqir al-Shamoos 遗址发现和初步分析了软石容器生产。在这个僻静的小山村，一系列在阿拉伯东南部铁器时代广为人知的软石器皿的生产规模远远超出了当地消费的需求。